Xert's Forecast AI Looks Into the Future to Predict the Training You Will Need In recent years, adaptive training has grown in prominence within training circles. Static training plans have become a thing of the past. Xert's Adaptive Training Advisor was an early adaptive training platform, providing athletes day-to-day training [...]
Since its introduction in 2017, Xert’s Adaptive Training Advisor (XATA) has been at the forefront of revolutionizing how athletes approach their training. Unlike traditional static training programs, XATA offers dynamic, day-to-day recommendations based on your recent performance. This adaptability allows XATA to seamlessly integrate with various types of rides, whether [...]
Cycling is a fantastic way to improve cardiovascular health, build endurance, and strengthen muscles. Whether you're a casual rider or a seasoned cyclist, the pursuit of improved fitness is a constant endeavor. For many athletes, the winter months provide a time for athletes to follow a methodological, structured training [...]
Introduction If you’ve trained for any amount of time, you have likely experienced some interruption to your training routine - whether that's a family vacation, an unforeseen business trip, or a unexpected injury, or just taking some downtime after a long riding season. While being away from your bike [...]
Introduction With the creation of the Adaptive Training Advisor, Xert has radically changed the way in which we train & prepare for events. Rather than prescribing workouts weeks & months in advance, Xert takes a day-to-day approach for workout recommendations. Xert’s recommendations are based on a variety of factors [...]
In addition to making cool-looking Xert Workout Reports, research has shown that micro-intervals are potent training stimuli. In this blog post, we will dig in a little more to understand exactly why those micro-intervals can be so beneficial to your cycling fitness. We will also look at Xert’s analysis [...]
Be a part of the first ever Virtual Paris to Ancaster All-Terrain Race! Xert is proud to host the 2021 edition of the Southern Ontario Spring Classic. We're thrilled to be a part of this year's event and hope to deliver a unique & challenging opportunity. The Virtual P2A [...]
What is a Fitness Breakthrough (BT)? Many software training platforms use some method to track your fitness progression throughout the course of a training program or season. Typically, these require some form of test - whether a FTP test, ramp test, or other type of testing. With Xert, we can [...]
Introduction In a previous post, we looked at how the body responds to the demands of cycling by tight regulation of metabolic pathways: aerobic respiration, anaerobic glycolysis, and phosphocreatine. In this article, we're going to expand on that thought and show how we can manipulate our training to enhance our [...]
Winning Comes in Many Forms After seeing Xert grow over the past 2.5 years from a few keen and forward-thinking users to now thousands of athletes from all across the globe, I've started to learn what they all share in common: they are simply looking to understand how to reach [...]